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From Sofia about Selling Horses - 28 Sep 2013

My name is Sofia and I highly disapprove of dumping horses into a trench no
matter how annoying. I was wondering why no one has stopped this.

Do people still do this?

Why kill the horses, why not sell them?

Sofia

Reply from Frank and Mary

Dear Sofia:

Thank you for writing.

Wild horses are still being rounded up, mostly to be send to slaughter. In
fact, there is one going on at this time.

And, yes, people do complain, but the cattlemen, who also raise and send
animals to slaughter, have a powerful lobby and because of the campaign
monies from this group, the government goes along with them to prevent the
wild horses from competing for federal grasslands.